Test Kitchen studies of indoor air pollution from biomass cookstoves, Energy for Sustainable Development, 28 May 2013
Kelley Grabow, Dean Still, Sam Bentson,
Indoor air pollution from biomass cookstoves seriously affects human health worldwide. This study investigated the effect of increasing air exchange rates in a Test Kitchen. Opening the door and window in a Test Kitchen lowered the particulate matter (PM) 1-hour concentrations between 93 and 98% compared to the closed kitchen, and the carbon monoxide (CO) 1-hour concentrations were 83 to 95% lower.
